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Job 39:27-29
New English Translation
Job 39:27-29
New English Translation
27 Is it at your command[a] that the eagle soars,
and builds its nest on high?
28 It lives on a rock and spends the night there,
on a rocky crag[b] and a fortress.[c]
29 From there it spots[d] its prey,[e]
its eyes gaze intently from a distance.
Footnotes
- Job 39:27 tn Heb “your mouth.”
- Job 39:28 tn Heb “upon the tooth of a rock.”
- Job 39:28 tn The word could be taken as the predicate, but because of the conjunction it seems to be adding another description of the place of its nest.
- Job 39:29 tn The word means “search,” but can be used for a wide range of matters, including spying.
- Job 39:29 tn Heb “food.”
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